How to stay cool during long hot sticky nights

One of the main impacts felt during hot spells in Britain is struggling to sleep.

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Our homes aren’t designed for this hot weather so feeling uncomfortable, especially for children and elderly people can be quite dangerous.

For our health and wellbeing, we need a good night's sleep to feel refreshed and function properly so here are a few suggestions to help keep your home cool and hopefully avoid heat stress.

Put your pyjamas, socks or sheets in the freezer shortly before bed or fill a hot water bottle with cold water and get rid of the duvet.

Around 5pm, when the hottest part of the day has passed, open up all your windows and doors to let a breeze through your home.

If safe to do so, leave your windows open at night or add safety restrictors so they can be slightly open.